The story of the Pullman car . ted was aptly namedthe Delmonico. It was a complete restaurantwith a large kitchen and pantries at one end. Themain body of the car was fitted up as a dining roomin which the passengers from all the cars of the traincould enter and take their meals with entire Delmonico was put in regular service in 1868on the Chicago & Alton, and other Pullman dinerswere added the same At about the same timethe Michigan Central and the Chicago, Burlington& Quincy Railroads also began to operate diningcars on their trains. To the Chicago & Alton, how-ever, belo
The story of the Pullman car . ted was aptly namedthe Delmonico. It was a complete restaurantwith a large kitchen and pantries at one end. Themain body of the car was fitted up as a dining roomin which the passengers from all the cars of the traincould enter and take their meals with entire Delmonico was put in regular service in 1868on the Chicago & Alton, and other Pullman dinerswere added the same At about the same timethe Michigan Central and the Chicago, Burlington& Quincy Railroads also began to operate diningcars on their trains. To the Chicago & Alton, how-ever, belongs the honor of having first inauguratedthe dining-car system. The Michigan Central andBurlington did not put on dining cars until Chicago & Alton dining cars were run betweenChicago and St. Louis, and were constructed andmanaged by Mr. Pullman. The price for a mealwas $ Later the Alton acquired an interestin the dining cars, and finally assumed full controlof them. [104] Digitized by Microsoft®. Making the cushions for the seats. Upholstery Department
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